Dubuque, United States Travel Blogs

Another Journey in the Books...
Mar 21, 2005

... we are home. Going home is never fun. I think we got a bit use to the European way of life, and being back here in Dubuque, Iowa, where everything is a dull brown and big, makes us wish we were still there. But, Spring is on its way, and from there Summer, ...

1, 2, 3 and we're off!
Mar 10, 2005 (1 photos)

... we'll have time for a quick morning Beligum Beer and Chocolat before catching our plane back to Chicago and then on to Dubuque. Notice that all ground transportation is via trains and subway. We don't believe in driving cars in Europe, it's against our ...

Post-Trip Reflection: Tortuguero
Mar 23, 2005

Visit Klenske, Ink. When most people think of traveling to Costa Rica, they feel a warm pacific breeze blowing and soft white sand between their toes. They picture posh resorts, the glowing Volcan Arenal, a misty rain forest, or the zip of a canopy ...

What's All This White Stuff on the Ground?
Jan 13, 2005

Go to Klenske, Ink. After a long day of waiting in airports, sitting in planes, waiting in line at customs, sprinting to our connecting flight in Houston and making it with seconds to spare only to find out that the flight was delayed for an hour, ...

Dubuque
Dec 26, 2006

Start in DBQ.

Leaving Dubuque
May 11, 2007 (2 photos)

Tonight is my last night in Dubuque. I've spent the week with my nieces, nephew and little cousins seeing the sites, especially the parks. I head to Chicago in the morning to catch my flight. Hopefully, I'll have some great photos and exciting stories to ...

Any port in a storm
Aug 9, 2009 (4 photos)

... flaps as the hail pelted me senseless.  It would not be my call, this one was on mother nature. Finally rolled into Dubuque and headed straight for the State park but when I got there the rangers questioned my shelter and pointed me in the direction ...

We're Home
Aug 20, 2004

24 days, 16 states, 2 countries, 1 district and 1 province later, we're back in Dubuque. Thanks for traveling w/ us! Nick and Kara Klenske, Ink. Travel Writers

Off to Somewhere...
Jul 28, 2004

Left dubuque at 5:30 am, only 1/2 hour behind schedule. Klenske, Ink. Travelwriter

Departure Day minus 1
Aug 27, 2007

Again, Welcome! This first post will be my initial attempt to feel out how this blog will work.  Future posts will more than likely model anything from a journal entry to a story forum to a method of providing humor to my ...

Home again
Sep 20, 2008

After more than 24 hours of travel we arrived at the Dubuque Regional Airport and were met by Jim's dad and Christina. Our home and our bed looked good. After 8 hours of sleep and a shower I'm feeling human again. The trip was fine until the last few hours ...

Two Days for the Price of One
Aug 16, 2005

... . It was ok. We had a half hour delay in Chicago. We left Chicago at 9:30pm on Tuesday, August 16th. We arrived in Dubuque at 10pm on Tuesday, August 16th. We were greeted by Nick's parents and Kara's aunt. We went home and talked with family. We ...

Part I: How I Lost My Liver in Iowa City
Jul 29, 2005

... laying in bed wondering why the apartment kept spinning. Then it was time to leave Iowa City and officially become residents of Dubuque. But why start this so called 'real life' that everybody's been talking about yet? A summer's not complete without a ...

Dubuque
Jul 26, 2009

LOCATION: Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3800 Arboretum Dr. | 6:30pm | No Admission (Enter from the west on Hwy. 20. Go to stoplight with Olive Garden on right.  Turn left on JFK Road.  Proceed through town two miles.  Turn right ...

Epilogue: The Recovery
Jan 8, 2006

... making our flight and arrived into Chicago with plenty of time to travel across the airport to the gate for our last flight of Dubuque. Unfortunatly along the way we saw a sign saying, "Dubuque: cancelled". So we turned around, got a flight for the next ...

Prologue
Dec 25, 2005

Visit Klenske, Ink. A week in Amsterdam without much of a plan. Drink some beers, see some art, travel around the country a bit, and catch up with some friends. We figured it was destiny to dispel urban travel legend number 1: when one works, one stops ...

Merry Christmas
Dec 7, 2008

MerryChristmas Family and Friends,       Well as most of you know I took and adventure of a lifetime this October to Costa Rica. It is in the spirit of that adventure that I write my holiday greetings. Sometimes we need ...

Home for the Holidays
Dec 26, 2007 (34 photos)

The best part of being home for the holidays, besides family, getting our cat, eating too much, PBR, driving and being reminded of what winter is really like- is getting my luggage a week and a half later.  Thus, teaching me the greatest lesson of ...

Parks
Aug 19, 2008 (5 photos)

... my hands. I've been having a lot of fun with the kids. We've gone to Iowa City and hit a lot of parks in Dubuque. Here are a few pictures of the kids at the Arboretum, Dubuque County Fair and Josie & Kory's 2nd birthday. I hope everyone is doing well!

A week before I leave!
Sep 27, 2008

Six months ago I randomly found a website -- Globeaware.org that said a person could volunteer in a foreign country for a week. A volunteer vacation. Most places wanted people for weeks or months -- this is just what I was looking for. Then after more ...

Home
Jul 30, 2005

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Drove by Dubuque, Iowa
Oct 23, 2008

Drove by Dubuque. Looks like an interesting city. Too bad I just found out that there is an aquarium on the Mississippi river. That would have been interesting to visit.

Not sure what happened to Jill
Oct 14, 2008

I am not sure what is happening to me but all I do is think. And the problem is I don't really know what I am thinking about. I just feel like my life is turned upside down. I was at work today and Lisan (my boss) said twice - what happened to Jill, when ...

Getting ready for my adventure
Sep 1, 2009

Tomorrow morning I will be on a new journey this time to Peru. My bags are packed - well almost. I am bringing two suitcases each weighing 50 pounds. I know that sounds like I am high maintenance but actually probably 60 pounds if not more is donations. ...

Letter to my friends and family
Aug 15, 2008

To my friends and family As you may or may not know in October I will join a group of American volunteers to Costa Rica on a mission to help a struggling community to achieve sustainability. During the week long journey I will have the opportunity not ...

What happens to Tuesday?
Nov 2, 2009

We'll drive a rental car  to O'Hare airport this afternoon (Monday). We fly non-stop from Chicago to Delhi (15 hours) and then have a short layover and a flight to Hyderabad, arriving at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning local time. We don't get a Tuesday, so ...

Home but definilty changed
Oct 12, 2008

I made it home and the world here did not change but I sure did. I am not the same person who left this town over a week ago and I am not sure I want to be. I arrived home to my family - I missed them but I didn't think about them as much as I thought I ...

Dubuque
Aug 6, 2007

Dubuque

Toliet Paper
Sep 28, 2008

Today I finished getting things I need for the trip. On the list was zip lock bags. I didn't know what they were for but I bought them anyways. Then tonight when I went on the web and looked up - what to bring to Costa Rica on one of the lists said - you ...

Discovering the Mississippi River
May 10, 2006

Väike õhtune ringreis osariigi piirimaale. Mississippi jõgi. Dubuque.